Saturday, April 27, 2013

Happy Saturday!!This is my second post of the day...so please click here to see my lovely Vintage Rose Pin Tutorial that I created.

It is week 59 at Sugar Creek Hollow, and our theme this week is Numbers and Letters. We would like to see you use both letters and numbers in your Vintage or Shabby Chic creations.I used both letters and numbers on my Charm Card holder below.

I used all kinds of words (on the images and a stamp), and then I used a date stamp for the numbers.

I made the charms for a swap that I am participating in over in the Black Cat Forum! I am so excited because I will be swapping charms with some of my favorite Black Cat Cougar Peeps!! Lisa (she set up the swap), Penny, Elizabeth, Retta, and some other new peeps. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!!

For my charms I used some images from Gecko Galz. Inked the edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo. Each charm image measures One inch long.

I used Art Glitter Just Peachy around the edges of the charm above. I also covered it with Utee.

This one I covered with Utee as well. I used the brown sugar baker's twine fromReally Reasonable Ribbonwrapped between two holes I punched with my crop o dile to hold up my charms.I altered all the images in GIMP, and I used a piece of Core'dinations kraft cardstock, and an edge embossing folder. I sanded and inked with Ranger Vintage Photo. Remember that the challenges will be every other weekI can't wait to see your Words and Number creations!!Thank you for visiting!!HugsHeather

First you will want to cut yourself three 2" inch pieces of champagne netting. I used the art glitter glue to glue the three layers together. You will want to measure your scrap light card board piece to be about 1/4" smaller than your champagne netting.

Using a brush apply the designer glue to your piece of cardboard. Then center it on your Champagne netting.

I flipped my piece over and using the fine tip applicator applied the designer glue to the edge of my crochet lace, and glued it around the edges of my piece of champagne netting.

Then I grabbed some of the baubles and buttons from the latte collection.

I used some eye pin heads and used them with the two round bead like buttons.

I strung a few beads and charms on some other eye pin heads. I used the rounded end jewelry tool to close the other end. I used jump rings and attached them by placing them through the holes in the lace (that is why I chose this lace).

I applied the moss leaves to the left and topped off with one of the latte buttons. In the lower right I added another latte button, that I tied with the brown sugar bakers twine to create a cute little bow.

I cut out the collage pieces, and inked the edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo.

I used the fine tip applicator and outlined the inner part of the rose and applied the coral reef glitter, then applied glue to the outer petals and used cheeky pink, then outlined the leaves and applied ensalada glitter. I outlined the text box with glue and added Martha's yard glitter, and then covered the piece with UTEE.

Then I glued the pieces in place on my champagne netting.

Here are a couple of close ups.

Top right.

left

bottom

Once you are all finished, then you can glue on your pin back, magnet or loop.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

It is week 58 at Sugar Creek Hollow, and our theme this week is Baby Face: Vintage Baby Cretions. We would like to see you use babies in your Vintage or Shabby Chic creations.I decided to create a card.

I started out with a baby image from Gecko Galz. Inked the edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo. Below you will see that I added some baby blue flatback pearls, pink leaves, crochet lace and raspberry baker's twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I used a Pink rosette, and some light celery crochet lace from Really Reasonable Ribbon to create a flower in the upper right of the card.

Before I forget, we have a Design Team Call going on and you have till April 21st to apply.Also one of my favorite online Peeps Starr is our Guest Designer this week! So please stop by her blog and leave her some love!!I can't wait to see your baby creations!!Thank you for visiting!!HugsHeather

I have joined the Art Glitter Design Team!
I will officially start my posts in May...but you know me...I use what I love, so I have already broke into my new goodies for my Mother's Day tag that I have created for the

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Sugar Creek Hollow is holding a Design Team call. We are looking for three (3) individuals to join the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team. The successful applicant does not have to have Design Team experience but must have an active blog and be creative, enthusiastic and punctual. We will be moving to challenges every two weeks beginning in May.

I would really encourage all my friends who love to create cards and altered art in the Vintage or Shabby Chic style to apply!! Sugar Creek Hollow was the first Challenge blog that I had the honor to Design For. It is hard to believe but my first post for Sugar Creek Hollow was

I can remember it, because that was back when I first decided to actually try out for a Design Team. I had decided (last minute of course because that is how I create....last minute) to try out for the Shabby Tea Room challenge blog. Of course I never said anything, but obviously I didn't make the Design team. Let's just say I was a little bummed out about it, because I thought I would fit in well there. At that time I had no idea...that there was actually another weekly Challenge Blog that I actually fit into better! That was Sugar Creek Hollow (vintage style...and I may be shabby at times...but more so vintage). I would not of found SCH if it had not been for the Shabby Tea Room call. I visited Debbie's blog,( she runs the tea room challenge and she gave me some tips on how to take better photos)..and noticed she had entered a challenge at SCH.....that is when I knew...that was the place for me. So...what is the moral of my little story? Go ahead and try out for Design Teams....maybe you won't make the team, but you should NEVER think that you are not good enough...it may just be that your style is not what they are looking for...and there is somewhere you fit better just waiting for you!! Took me a while to figure this out.....LOL...but really it is true. I am hoping to take on a new role at SCH....in that I hope to sponsor some of the challenges. I am sooo excited about creating more digital collage sheets and offering them as prizes!! So I really hope that if you have been playing along at SCH...that you will apply!! You will LOVE it there...Cec and the rest of the galz are all really fun to work with!!

Here is what you need to do.

The successful applicant must be willing and able to do the following:

Create in a vintage and/or shabby chic style

Commit to an initial term from May 4 to October 19, 2013, inclusive

Create and blog one project every two weeks (further requirements such as a blog hop may come up once in a while)

Take good photos and submit them on time (By 7:00 pm EST on the Wednesday prior to the challenge)

Use sponsor images when provided

Comment on assigned challenge entries (we have a rotation system so you will not be required to comment on every entry unless you wish to)

Saturday, April 13, 2013

It is week 57 at Sugar Creek Hollow, and our theme this week is Stamping: Rubber or Clear...sorry no digital stamps. We would like to see you use stamping in your Vintage or Shabby Chic creations.I decided to create a tag. I started out with a base tag that I got off the collage sheet I designed for Gecko Galz.

I used my favorite background stamp and Rose stamp that I hand carved with Stazon Jet black ink.

What a LOVELY assortment for Spring projects!! I love all of the blue, green and white colors in this month's kit. I spent some quality time with my BFF Ginny at her Scrapbook Store the other day and she came up with this fabby idea...that we would both make clipboards. She gave me a fabby clipboard and we shared some fabby papers and stickers from her shop.Here is my Clipboard below.There are three tags that peek out from the right, and four little tags on the front.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

This is the challenge she started in March (you have till the 12th of April). I was so busy the past few weeks, that I am just now finally getting around to creating my Christmas Bags. Please visit Sandi's blog to read all about the challenge.

Here is my first bag.

I started out with a plain white bag that my Mother used for Easter Baskets this year. Kids are all teenagers, so she just filled up these white bags with some yummy goodies.

As soon as I saw the bags...I knew I would use them for Sandi's Challenge.

I created the collage sheet below. There is an image for a gift bag, and three tags, as well as the text boxes.

I used a scoring tool to emboss a line around the cardstock 1" in to create a frame. I then used a paint brush handle to do some free hand embossing of holly leaves and flourishes. Once this was finished, I sanded the embossing so the kraft core would show. You can see some of this below.